Well-refrigerator.



No. 762,384. PATENTED JUNE 14, 1904. G. P. GHARLESWDRTH.

WELL REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WELL-REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 762,384, dated June 14,1904. Application filed "June 23, 1903. Serial No. 162,733- lNo model.)

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Be it known that I, GEORGE F. GHARLEswon'rrr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newton, in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful Well-Refrigerator, of which the followingis a specification.

The objects of my invention are to provide a well-refrigerator ofsimple, durable, and inexpensive construction which will accomplish allthe'objeets of the ordinary refrigerator and at the same time be strongand durable.

A further object is to provide a refrigerator which can be easilyattached above a well and in which the refrigerator portion can belowered into the well so as to remain a slight distance above the waterin the well.

A further object is to provide means for easily raising and lowering therefrigeratorbox down into and up out of the well.

A further object is to provide means for preventing the refrigerator-boxfrom swaying in any direction while being lowered or raised. 7 i

A further object is to provide hollow galvanized-iron pipes which areattached to the upper portion of my device and which are attached.together at the bottom by means of a connecting-pipe, said pipe being aslight distance above the water to limit the downward movement of therefrigeratorbox.

A further object" is to provide a protector for the top of the well andfor the refrigerators having doors in their sides for allowing therefrigerator-box and the substances in the box to be taken out from it.

A further object is to provide a wheel attached to the top of theprotector for raising and lowering the refrigerator-box.

A further object is to provide means for controlling the rotary movementof the wheel.

A further object is to provide a device which will not only hold therefrigerator-box in position on the galvanized-iron pipes, but will alsoallow the refrigerator-box to be taken out from between these pipes atthe pleasure of the operator or placed between these pipes and heldthere firmly when desired.

A furtherobject is to provide adoor in the front of therefrigerator-box, so that substances can be easily placed on theinterior of the box or taken out from it.

A further object is to provide a refrigerator which can be used inconnection with the ordinary well and will thus avoid the expense ofprocuring ice for refrigerating purposes.

A further object is to provide a top for the refrigerator which will beof compact construction, which can be easily attached to the cover ofthe well near the pump, so that the pump can be easily operated withoutany inconvenience on account of the top of my refrigerator.

My invention consists in certain details in the construction,arrangemenu'and combination of the various parts of the device wherebythe objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully setforth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the topportion of my device and the refrigerator-box and shows in sideelevation the retaining-pipes for guiding the refrigeratorbox. Fig. 2 isa front elevation of the top portion of my device and therefrigeratorbox. This View also shows the retainingpipes which extendinto the well. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of my refrigerator-boxcut through the line 1 1 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used thereference-numeral 10 to indicate the top portion of my refrigerator,which is designed to be firmly fixed to the cover of a well andcomprises the sides ll, the roof 12, and the front andrear portions 13.Hinged to the front portion 13 are the doors 1 1 and 15, designed toswing toward and away from each other and designed to be held in aclosed position by means of the latch 16, as shown clearly in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings.

I have used the referen ce-numeral 17 to designate the cover of thewell, upon which the top portion of my device rests. To each side 11 ofthe top portion I have firmly attached the pipes 18 and 19 by thebrackets 20. The pipes 18 and 19 extend from. the upper top portion ofmy device downwardly substanits other end. On the screw-threaded portionI have mounted the thumb-screw 29. This bolt 26, having a thumb-screw29on its screwthreaded portion, is so arranged that when the thumb-screwis turned up the prongs in the support 25 will be drawn together, andthe rotatable movement of the wheel can be controlled easily by means ofthis thumb-screw. Placed over the wheel 24 is the rope 30, having theweight 31 firmly attached at one end thereof and having a refrigeratorbox 32 mounted at the other end thereof, so that when the weight 31 islowered the Wheel will be drawn in a direction toward the weight and therefrigerator-box 32 will be raised correspondingly.

The refrigerator-box 32 comprises the back portion 33, the front portion3 1, and the side portions 35. Hinged to the front portion 34 is thedoor 35, having the latch 36 at the opposite side from the hinges, saidlatch being designed to hold the door in its closed position and beeasily released when the operator desires to open the door. The entirerefrigerator-box 32 is made of galvanized iron, so that it will not rustwhen lowered into thewell. It has a series of shelves 36 on its interiorportion,upon which the food can be readily placed. I have provided anumber of depressions 37 in each of the sides 35. Attached near eachdepression is the leafspring 38 having its rear end firmly attached tothe sides 35 and having the outer end portion made substantiallysemicircular in shape, so that when the refrigerator-box 32 is placedbetween the galvanized-metal pipes 18 and 19 the curved portion of theleaf-spring 38 will fit partially around these pipes 18 and 19, and onaccount of the refrigerator-box 37 being constructed of such a Widththat it will fit conveniently between these two pipes 18 and 19 theleaf-springs will retain this box firmly between these metal pipes 18and 19. Then on account of these leaf-springs being attached outside ofthe depressions 37 in the sides of the box when it is desired to movethe box from between the metal pipes 18 and 19 the operator simply hasto take hold of the box and draw it forwardly, and the leaf-springs 38will be forced into the depressions 37 of the box, and therefrigerator-box in that way can be easily taken out from between themetal pipes. The operator can also easily place the box between thepipes 18 and 19 when he desires to do so, and on account of theleaf-spring coming in engagement with the metal pipes they will beforced inwardly toward the box and into the depressions 37 in the sidesof the box, and when the curved portion of the leaf-spring 38 is reachedthe spring will be forced outwardly and against the pipes 18 and 19.

In practical use and assuming that the person desires to attach one ofthese refrigerators to his well all he has to do is simply to cut anopening through the cover of the well at the back of his pump and placethe top portion 10 over the opening, which is of the same size as thedimensions of the interior of the box. He then adjusts the wheel in thedesired place at the top of the device and on the inside thereof andattaches the refrigeratorbox to one end of the top portion of thedevice. He then pushes the refrigerator-box between the pipes 18 and 19in such a way that the curved portions of the springs 38 on the sideswill come firmly in contact with the pipes. Then he can easily raise andlower the refrigerator-box by grasping the rope 30 and adjusts thethumb-screw attached to the support 25 to assist in controlling theupward and downward movement of the refrigeratorbox and the weight 31.Nevertheless, on account of the sides of the wheel being engaged by theprongs of the support 25, when the operator desires to gain access tothe interior of the top he simply has to open the doors 14 and 15 andswing them outwardly, then swing the door 35outwardly, said door beingmade behind the doors 14: and 15. Then after he has placed hisprovisions in the box he can easily lower this refrigerator 35 in theway designated above after closing the door 35. He can then close thedoors 1 1 and 15, and the refrigerator-box, which is immediately abovethe water-surface in the well, will be kept at a uniform temperature,owing to the coolness of the water in the well.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is

1. In a device of the class described, a box having depressions in eachside of it, leafsprings attached to the sides and adjacent to thedepressions, having the outer end thereof semicircular in shape, pipessupported in a vertical position designed to enter the semicircularportion of said leaf-springs and means for raising and lowering therefrigerator-box.

2. In a device of the class described, a top portion designed to beplaced above a well, metal pipes attached to said top portion'andextending downwardly into the well, said pipes being substantiallyparallel with each other, a connecting-pipe detachably securing thelower ends of said pipes together, a refrigerator-box designed to fitbetween said pipes, having depressions in each side of it, leaf springssubstantially semicircular in shape at one end, attached to each side ofthe box, and immediately outside of the depres- 'frigerator-box attachedto the other end of the rope having depressions in each side of it,leaf-springs semicircular at one end, firmly attached to the box, thesemicircular portion of said leaf-springs being adjacent to saiddepressions, pipes attached to the top portion and extending downwardlytherefrom, designed to engage said semicircular portions to preventhorizontal displacement of the refrigeratorbox.

At. In a device of the class described, atop portion having doorstherein, a pronged sup port attached to the top portion, wheels mountedbetween the prongs of said pronged supports, means for drawing thepronged portions toward each other, a rope passed over said wheel, aweight attached to one end of said rope, a refrigerator-box attached tothe other end of said rope, leaf-springs having one end thereofsemicircular in shape, firmly attached to the box, supporting-pipesattached to said top portion designed to engage the semicircularportions of said leaf-springs, and a connecting-pipe firmly attached tothe lower ends of said supporting-pipes.

GEORGE F. CHARLESWORTII.

Witnesses:

BERT ENGLE, WALTER MORGAN.

